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D. E. DUFRESNE AND W. ADAMSN.

BEEF FATTING TABLE.

APPLICATION man MAR. M1919.

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D. E. DUFRESNE AND W. ADAMSON.

BEEF FATTING TABLE.

APPLlcAloN mso MAR. s. 1919.

1,314,579. Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

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UNITE STATES FATEN T OFFICE.

. DAVID E. DUFRESNE, OF ST. LAMBERT, ANDvWILLIAM ADAMSON, OFMAISONNEUVE,

QUEBEC, CANADA.

BEEF-FATTING TABLE.

Application filed March 8, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, DAVID E; DUFRESNE andv "WILLIAM ADAMSON, bothsubjects of the "King of Great Britain, residing-at St. Lambert .andMaisonneuve, respectively, Province of Quebec, Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Beef-Fatting Tables;` and we dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to apparatuses used in abattoir houses orthe like and more particularly to an apparatus for gatheringandcollecting fats from slaughtered animals.

An object of the present invention is to provide working tables to beused in connection with abattoirs wherein a proper commercial andsanitary disposal of the waste material is permittedso that fats whichare severed from the variousl parts of the slaughtered animal may beeasilyand readily gathered. n

With the aabove and other objects in View which will hereinafter appearkas the description continues, the invention consists of the novelfeatures of construction, combination and formation of parts as will behereinafter more' fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been shown a simple and preferred formof the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation isnecessarily made to the preoise structural details herein exhibited, butthe right is hereby reserved to any changes, alterations ormodificationsA to which recourse may be had that come within the scopeof the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing the efficiency of the same.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 ,is a perspective View of the tables embodying thepresentinvention;

Fig. 2 is ade'tail cross section through the same;

Fig. l3 is a vertical transverse' section through one of the tables;

Fig. 4 is adetail perspective view of one of the idrain`a} 3,"e pipes;

Fig. 5.` isl a detail perspective View of `one of the drainage pipesused in connection with the `punch fatting table;

Speciication of Letters Patent.-

`inverted U-shaped cross section so that they may rest Within thegutters, but their upper `walls are provided with a plurality of elon-VvPatentedl Sept. 2, 1919.

Serial No. 281,491.

Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of the punch table.

Referrlng now` more particularly to the `accompanying drawingswherein'like and invention as herein shown comprise three 65 the numerall is called the punchI fattingy separate tables, one of which indicatedby table, the one indicated bythe numeral 2 being the running fattingtable, and the table indicated by the numeral 3 is termed the mainfatting table. The parts of a slaughl' tered animal which are to havethe fats severed therefrom are placed upon these vari- 4 ous tableswherein the Operators may cut the fat from the beef and this fat will befinally collected in a sanitary manner to prevent any wastage.

The punch table indicated by the numeral l comprises the supporting legs4 holding a top plate 5. This top plate 5 comprises two 'inclinedsections 6 which have their highest points terminating adjacent themedial portion of the table and theirrlower edges communicating with theside troughsA 7 and these troughs 7 may have suitable drainage pipesleading therefrom. Adapted to be seated within these troughs or gutters7 are the plates 8 which are adapted to terminate flush with the loweredge of the sections 6. These plates are preferably of an gated openings9. The operators are adapted to stand on each side of this table, andwhen the stomach portion of a slaughtered be opene and the wastematerial removed therefrom. Any undigested food such as l long pieces ofstraw contained within thestomach is scraped therefrom and these theanimal are then placed upon the running table 2. This running table 2comprises the 1 supporting legs'lO havingan incline top 11,' l andencircling the three sides of this top are 110 animal is laced thereuponthe stomach may 100 pieces of food will fall through the openingsV theflanges 12 which keep fthe fat upon this` top 11 and prevent the samefrom dropping uponthe floor.

ranged at one side of the table is a drainage trough or gutter 13 andadapted to be4 seated within this gutter 13 is a perforated plate 14. .Adrain, pipe 15 leads from this gutter and communicates with a suitableY,sewer drainage so that' the waste matter and waterv maybe carried fromthe top 11. Arranged above .this top 11 are the spray lnozzles 16andthese nozzles 'have hot and cold water pipeffconnections 17communicating therewitlhigfso that hot water or vcold when it isdesiredfmay. be 4 appliedtothe fatsrand intestines accumulated upon thistable. The

intestines containing fat` of the animalarev placeduponthistable 11 andthe waste ma-v terial containedwithin the intestines iswithdrawn-.therefrom and deposited within the pockets/Q18 .by theoperators. These vpockets 18 have suitable drainage pipes19 leadingtherefrom which communicate with the drainage `pipe 15.y The fatcontained upon' the Lvtablel4 falls by gravity upon the plate 14: whereall Ithe water andother liquids contained upon the'fat willbe drainedthereupon. and finally the fat ispushed along this plateltby theoperators until itreaches the table 3. Before cutting the fat fromthe intestines it is desirable to raise their temperature ,to about ninetydegrees so as to make better working conditions. The hot water from thenozzle 16 will yflow over-the f intestineslcontained upon this table 2,thereby increasing their temperature and linallyy ported therackbar20and also supported upon this table is an inclined front wall 23Vrand-these walls 22 and 23 have their lowerl endsl terminating adjacenteach other -so as to provide a fatcollecting trough 23. This table 3visprovided lwith a gutter or trough' 24C which communicates with lthetrough 13 and hasseated therein `a perforated plate* 14. Theperforations within these plates 14 `are so-proportioned that' the waterand other liquids contained thereuponmaydrain from the fats, butthe'fats will not pass through theseperforatio'ns,thereby providing asuitable 'drainagey fory the'fats and preventing ranyf othenlossIs'thereof., The fat severed fromtheintestinesand contained upon theplates 14; is; forced by the-` operators f between the vr,walls `22.#and23v and finally it is moved into la" suitable receivingtray 25. Thistray 125 has arranged :therein a perforated plate' Communicatingl withthe i lower end of this inclined top 11 and ar- -olying-flush with thetop gofsaid tableand 26 which supports the fat but permits the water todrain from the fat and this waterr is permitted to pass within anoutletpipe 27 which pipe is connected to a suitable sewerage system.When the fat has passed within the table 3 itis desirous to cool itstemperature so that all of the fat may be readily collected. Arranged atthe upper end of the i rear wall ,22 ofv this table is a perforatedVpipe 28 and arranged at the upper end of the inclined wall 23 isasiinilar perforatedy pipe 29. These pipes communicate with asuitablecold water supply and this cold water is permitted to drain downthe inclined walls 22 and 23 so as to lower the temrperature `of the fatcontainedrwithin the tabler'3, Acperforated pipe 30 may be arrangedabove the plate V,141: ofthis table 3 troughs24 and 13, ywhereby thegutter may so thathot ,water maybe supplied to the` i be cleaned.Arranged above this table 3 is v a nozzle31 having communicated theretothe cold and hot water v,supply pipes 3 2 whereby hot water may besupplied' to this table 3 when itis desired to clean the same.

`From the foregoing it is obvious that we have provided beef fattingtables in which n .the intestines of a slaughtered animal may beproperly handled in a sanitary manner and that the fat severed from saidintestines may be easily andreadily gathered. 1

.J if Having thus fully described our,V invent tion, what we lclaiinlasnew and` desire to secure by Letters Patentis: i

1. The combination with a table having an inclined top, lof atroughformed with and extending along one sideof said top, an invertedU-'shaped plate adapted to be seatedy within said trough and thetopofsaidplate having elongated openings therein.,

2. A beef fatting table comprising a top l plate, a trough formedwith:said top `plate, and extending along one side thereof, and a Y.detachable perforated plate adapted to-rest within `saidvtrough forcovering the same, u,

substantially` as and for the purpose specified.y f

plate,'said top plate comprising two inclined 3. In an apparatus Aofthecharacterde-` i scribed comprising a table havingv a top t.

sections, atrough formed `at the. intersection of the lower ends of saidsections,` a trough disposed adjacent the upper end ofonezof"saids'ections, a trough plate arranged within 'said last mentionedtrough .and said trough r l plate havingY elongated` openings.therein.l`

4. In an apparatus of the character de-.

- Ascribed'.comprising a table consisting of angularly disposed walls,ag trough formed by the intersecting ends-of said ,walls,atrou gh"'connected to the top `of one of said walls, a

rperforatedV yplate arranged ywithin `said*` trough@ arrangedat the topof. oney of said =walls, la rack arranged ad]acent,the vrtopof iso?,

the other Wall and Water spraying pipes dissupported upon one of saidWalls, and cold posed adjacent the upper ends of said Walls. Waterspraying pipes arranged adjacent the 1o 5. In a device of the characterdescribed upper ends of said Walls substantially as and comprising atable consisting of a top hav-l for the purpose specified.

5 ing inclined Walls converging toward their In witness whereof We havehereunto set lower ends, a trough arranged adjacent the our hands. upperends of one of said Walls, a perforated DAVID E. DUFRESNE. platearranged Within said trough, a rack WILLIAM ADAMSON.

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